The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Genalo v. Black, a case concerning whether certain noncitizens have a right to a bond hearing during lengthy immigration detention. The case had been scheduled for oral argument in October, but the government declared the dispute moot and the challenger agreed that it should be removed from the argument docket.
The case asked at what point, if any, a bond hearing is required for certain detained noncitizens. It also raised the question of what the government must show to justify continued detention if such a hearing is required.
U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer notified the court that the case had become moot in a letter to Scott Harris, the clerk of the court. The source material does not provide further details about the circumstances that made the dispute moot.
Sauer also said the Justice Department aims to return the issue to the Supreme Court soon through a new petition for review. The dismissal therefore ends the scheduled proceedings in Genalo v. Black without resolving the broader questions presented about bond hearings and continued immigration detention.